Man killed, three injured in Brits head-on collision

The other injured were transported by ambulance to hospitals in North West.

A man died and three others were injured on Tuesday in a head-on collision along the R513, near Hartbeespoort Dam, outside Brits, Netcare911 said.

Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said an injured person was airlifted to hospital in Johannesburg.

“Netcare911 was alerted by paramedics from the Hartbeespoort Emergency Medical Service about the accident. The Netcare2 helicopter was then dispatched to the scene to airlift a critically injured man to a level 1 trauma facility in Johannesburg for further medical care,” Mathe said.

The other injured were transported by ambulance to hospitals in North West.

The accident happened at about 7am, but the cause of the accident was not yet known. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.